{"id":4,"date":"2022-11-02T18:09:55","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T18:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/projectmed\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-11-09T17:56:13","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T01:56:13","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/projectmed\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--intro-text align-center\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--intro-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Why is Project Med Important?\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n  \n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>&#8220;America is a rapidly diversifying nation. According to U.S. Census estimates, no single ethnic or racial group will represent a majority of the U.S. population by 2055. This demographic shift is creating a diverse patient population with unique care needs and challenges for healthcare professionals and leaders&#8221; (Michigan State University 2024).<\/p>\n<p>As America itself diversifies, so should the people who treat our population. Though, with increasing application fees, cost of attending college, and even simply costs of living, medical school seems to become a game for only the rich. Our hopes are that Project Med will lessen some of the financial burden and understanding gap, especially for those of under-represented backgrounds, in order to help diversify the medical field in times to come. Fight on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Our Goal<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Bridging the Gap in Medicine\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Project Med hopes to lead pre-medical students to success by acting as a comprehensive guide for all questions regarding the pathway to medical school and, in the process, <strong><em>bridge the gap for under-represented groups in medicine<\/em><\/strong>. Whether it is the MCAT, setting up a course plan, or deciding on extracurriculars, we hope this project eases the load and confusion that is the process to medical school.<\/p>\n<p>-Sincerely, Faiz &amp; George<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/projectmed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/327\/2026\/11\/diversity-768x768.webp\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/projectmed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/327\/2026\/11\/diversity-1280x1280.webp 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/projectmed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/327\/2026\/11\/diversity-768x768.webp 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"diversity\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--full-width-image-and-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--full-width-image-and-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"image-container\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/projectmed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/327\/2023\/07\/My-project-3-1-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/projectmed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/327\/2023\/07\/My-project-3-1-1920x1080.jpg 1920w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/projectmed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/327\/2023\/07\/My-project-3-1-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/projectmed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/327\/2023\/07\/My-project-3-1-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Inspiration<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          What it means to be a doctor\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>&#8220;As a <strong>first-generation African-American<\/strong> male of Caribbean descent who is <strong>underrepresented in the medical field<\/strong>, I see medicine as an avenue for me to use my physical and mental tools to continue to <strong>give back to minority communities<\/strong> that surround me, combat the ever-prevalent force of <strong>health care disparities<\/strong>, increase <strong>minority representation<\/strong> and advance the field of medicine as a whole.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"links-container\">\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/www.michiganmedicine.org\/health-lab\/representation-crucial-so-retention-pre-med-students-color-imperative\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about See what Fitz said\"  \n>\n    See what Fitz said \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n                                            \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--articles-carousel \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--articles-carousel\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Quick links: Explore Project Med\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n  \n\n\n  \n  <div class=\"articles-carousel-wrapper\">\n\n  <div class=\"title-controls-container\">\n          <h3>Lost in the process? 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